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optimism is bringing this city back. this isn't afraid of opportunity, it's not discouraged by its past, it's excited by its future. i love the way she put that. one thing is certain, detroit's future and lisa's future will not come from washington. the magic of motown is here in the city. what detroit need to thrive is not washington hand but freedom from big government's mastery. to thrive, detroit needs less government and more freedom. less red tape, less taxes, more money left in detroit. the answer to poverty and unemployment is not another government stimulus. it's simply leaving more money in the hands of those who earned it. today i'm here to introduce something i call economic freedom zones. this is a bill that will be introduced next week in washington. these freedom zones will dramatically re"uce tax and red tape so detroit businesses can grow and throb. he called his plan a conservative war on poverty. it's time we revisit some of the ideas of jack kemp and expand upon them. the bill that i will introduce, w
optimism is bringing this city back. this isn't afraid of opportunity, it's not discouraged by its past, it's excited by its future. i love the way she put that. one thing is certain, detroit's future and lisa's future will not come from washington. the magic of motown is here in the city. what detroit need to thrive is not washington hand but freedom from big government's mastery. to thrive, detroit needs less government and more freedom. less red tape, less taxes, more money left in detroit....
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the challenge is broad and deep in terms of what they will do with cities. our annual standard -- daily centered, 35 micrograms per cubic meter. they have registered as high as nine -- 900. goals are now to get down to the similar levels which the u.s. indicate need to be phased down. the challenge is enormous and it is not just about power plants. it is about the industries and using as many creative mechanisms as they can, learning from our experience about how to get there. there seemse issues to have been some progress on in terms of our dialogue with china is around the hfc. i am curious about the other, greenhouse gas pollutants, whether it is methane or greenhouse. do you see it is associated with the cook stoves -- do you see opportunities there? >> we do. we are exploring those. one of the reasons to get together is to look at what we course fornd set a the next couple years. we have been working with china on a range of things. carbon, methane, as well as other traditional pollutants and co2. they have established aggressive standards for themselve
the challenge is broad and deep in terms of what they will do with cities. our annual standard -- daily centered, 35 micrograms per cubic meter. they have registered as high as nine -- 900. goals are now to get down to the similar levels which the u.s. indicate need to be phased down. the challenge is enormous and it is not just about power plants. it is about the industries and using as many creative mechanisms as they can, learning from our experience about how to get there. there seemse...
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by 2050, there will be over 700 cities with one million or more people in them. in 1800, there were only three. 1950, 74. today, there are nearly 500. again, one of the things brought out about this graft, you see a rise of all of this demographic shift's and increases in population. a lot of what we are seeing isay in these challenges what we're facing. i will talk to some of these. trends such as these are creating new global dynamics we do not yet understand. instead, today and in the future, we need to look to help shape and influence behavior by trying to control it. maintaining force residents globally has proven to be too costly. we must also expand upon and create new partnerships with allies and friends around the world. defense intelligence agency has numerous bilateral and multilateral intelligence relationships, defense department, ministers of defense, and, around the world. we have them in every region of the world. we have the capability to continue to push that and that is the guidance we are getting in our national security and military strategy,
by 2050, there will be over 700 cities with one million or more people in them. in 1800, there were only three. 1950, 74. today, there are nearly 500. again, one of the things brought out about this graft, you see a rise of all of this demographic shift's and increases in population. a lot of what we are seeing isay in these challenges what we're facing. i will talk to some of these. trends such as these are creating new global dynamics we do not yet understand. instead, today and in the...
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you mentioned ohio and that touched me being in the heart in the capital city of ohio. i'll be brief. the question is almost a follow-up to my colleague's question, but not as it relates to the church or faith-based. so often people in my district will say go to the church and they'll take care of it and that doesn't happen. when you need a loan in my district, the churches can't sustain new a home or with medical or groceries. if there was one thing you could say to us, i'm a so-what person and a resolve person. we're here and we heard you. what's the one extra thing you would like me to do, whether it's in my district or legislatively or here in a committee, what's the one thing? >> for me, and i've been asking myself what congress is doing and what they are doing for me as an individual and a community. i know you're not my representative. you do represent me in other ways. i think it's to find a way to resolve these issues that are facing our nation. help the people that are under yo your -- my husband and i were talking on the way to the airport that this is the co
you mentioned ohio and that touched me being in the heart in the capital city of ohio. i'll be brief. the question is almost a follow-up to my colleague's question, but not as it relates to the church or faith-based. so often people in my district will say go to the church and they'll take care of it and that doesn't happen. when you need a loan in my district, the churches can't sustain new a home or with medical or groceries. if there was one thing you could say to us, i'm a so-what person...
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ended with the fall of saigon and you remember the scenes of the helicopters leaving the embassy as the city fell. >> history accelerated in those two and a half years and all of it by no means pleasant. >> just a couple of months after they came into office mrs. ford discovered she had breast cancer. >> this was the indelible moment she first impressed herself on the american people or maybe the whole ford family. it is really hard 40 years late tore conceive of the degree to which people didn't talk about this disease. i mean umpire misms were plode. even obituaries people didn't die of cancer, they died of a wasting illness. what mrs. ford did was to bring his out into the open and over night transform the way women in particular looked at this disease. for her it was also a lesson. it was her first baby and most important lesson in the influence that a first lady could have by being herself, by shining the light on a dark corner, by educating the public. >> next up we'll listen to president ford himself announcing the results of her surgery. >> i just returned from the hospital where i s
ended with the fall of saigon and you remember the scenes of the helicopters leaving the embassy as the city fell. >> history accelerated in those two and a half years and all of it by no means pleasant. >> just a couple of months after they came into office mrs. ford discovered she had breast cancer. >> this was the indelible moment she first impressed herself on the american people or maybe the whole ford family. it is really hard 40 years late tore conceive of the degree to...
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>> anytime you look at these in a the city -- the rules situation as complicated as his you are going to need to sit down with a chart. he transfers ownership to children. you are going to have to go through the chart and ask them does the management for the different businesses. ins the software company fact do payroll for the west ron's, those type of questions. then you are going to put it all together. once you reach 50 people, you will have to know -- you will have to comply with the rules. and then he knows which companies have to be provided minimum essential covering -- essential coverage. >> thank you, at this point i would like to yield five minutes to represent filling. ming. representative -- if i a question heard correctly you believe that fewer people have health insurance now. >> i believe fewer people are accepting health insurance now that it is available to him. >> i'm curious, i know there are a lot of good employers out there who have always divided health insurance to their employees. district where a lot of employers have not always done the right thing like you,
>> anytime you look at these in a the city -- the rules situation as complicated as his you are going to need to sit down with a chart. he transfers ownership to children. you are going to have to go through the chart and ask them does the management for the different businesses. ins the software company fact do payroll for the west ron's, those type of questions. then you are going to put it all together. once you reach 50 people, you will have to know -- you will have to comply with the...
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been clear that the need to be enforceable labor standards, enforceable environmental standards, some cities and countries says. none of that is agreed. the state-owned enterprise chapter, the environment chapter, and the patent on madison chapter is apparently in a total shambles. the other countries are so far rejected u.s. demands on those key issues. >> to you want to add something? >> laurie has covered all the bases, and i don't have access to the leaks. some i will defer. it is clearly evident in short, simple terms, the members of the union understand that our government is slowly but surely surrendering. we call them trade deals. we believe in trade. we understand the value of that. savage done in fair terms instead of free terms and now it is not even in free terms fox is a surrender agreement. that will be the battle line. >> another question. >> when the administration comes end to persuade congress to pass these agreements, did you said they posit the growth and jobs based upon export? they don't look at the countervailing loss of jobs in other words, we may get 40,000 jobs beca
been clear that the need to be enforceable labor standards, enforceable environmental standards, some cities and countries says. none of that is agreed. the state-owned enterprise chapter, the environment chapter, and the patent on madison chapter is apparently in a total shambles. the other countries are so far rejected u.s. demands on those key issues. >> to you want to add something? >> laurie has covered all the bases, and i don't have access to the leaks. some i will defer. it...
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born this day in the city of david, a savior, which is christ the lord. off they went to find him in the manger. this may be an old story but a mighty one to grasp. it takes great faith, it takes true patience, much like the search for the perfect president itself. we come to recognize it is not so much about the telling of the story as it is about the serving of the story. what emerges is a spirit of giving and a message of hope for all seasons. glory to god in the highest and on earth, peace and goodwill toward men. that in the words of a great philosopher is what christmas is all about, charlie brown. so now, it is time to light the tree so we can all go back inside before everyone gets too cold. this year, our special tree lighting expert is a first grader in colville, washington. ladies and gentlemen, escorted by the u.s. capitol police chief, please join me in welcoming giovanni gainer. [applause] so, you may not know this, but we require all of our tree lighters to have some special qualifications. now, as i understand it, when you grow up, you wan
born this day in the city of david, a savior, which is christ the lord. off they went to find him in the manger. this may be an old story but a mighty one to grasp. it takes great faith, it takes true patience, much like the search for the perfect president itself. we come to recognize it is not so much about the telling of the story as it is about the serving of the story. what emerges is a spirit of giving and a message of hope for all seasons. glory to god in the highest and on earth, peace...
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bankruptcy judge will rule the choices eligible for bankruptcy protection and let the city proposing plan to restructure its debt. if rose decides to kick the city -- thebankruptcy court, 500 claimants are among the nearly 100,000 creditors that are owed $18 billion. howard, good morning on our oppose line. i feel that somebody may get a hold of the controls and may use it for other purposes, like delivering a package with a bomb. if you have seen some futuristic movies, they are either spying on you. even in england they have cameras all over the place. there are summary things that can go on right now. host: a lot of people are responding to the poll on our facebook page. you can continue the conversation on our facebook page and also participate in that poll as well. one more call, this is glenn. i worked overseas in a third world country for years in the oil field. the government would not let us use that technology in this country. they do not allow us to bring the technology and. we have the corporations making money, making billions of dollars. that is my comment. host: you th
bankruptcy judge will rule the choices eligible for bankruptcy protection and let the city proposing plan to restructure its debt. if rose decides to kick the city -- thebankruptcy court, 500 claimants are among the nearly 100,000 creditors that are owed $18 billion. howard, good morning on our oppose line. i feel that somebody may get a hold of the controls and may use it for other purposes, like delivering a package with a bomb. if you have seen some futuristic movies, they are either spying...
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. >> in a survey of major newspapers made in 19 nine -- 1909, the kansas city star was all0 more in favor over the other0 metropolitan newspapers in the united states kind. -- combined. not want this to you a lot of literary essay. i want to get things done. nelson followed up his strictures on past performance with an editorial that rejected the notion that roosevelt was a man on horseback. he is a builder recalled to his works. after his arrival from africa, there were even clubs formed back like napoleon. >> the impact of william rockefeller nelson on the progressive movement in the campaign to win back the white house. later today on c-span3's american history television. >> there are tables out in front with pamphlets prior to entering the gun show. they are all how the government is trying to move away. the government is doing this and obama is doing that. those are the guys i wanted to talk to. this. they said who are you? i am an academic. doing research on these organizations and ideas to try to understand this. i study many believe the stuff. they say you look at me suspiciously
. >> in a survey of major newspapers made in 19 nine -- 1909, the kansas city star was all0 more in favor over the other0 metropolitan newspapers in the united states kind. -- combined. not want this to you a lot of literary essay. i want to get things done. nelson followed up his strictures on past performance with an editorial that rejected the notion that roosevelt was a man on horseback. he is a builder recalled to his works. after his arrival from africa, there were even clubs formed...
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pinpointingbe african-american cities. once these emergency managers affluentn place, the -- the elected officials will no longer have a voice. "the wall street journal" adding -- one more call from vanderbilt texas. george.this is we actually do need an apprenticeship program. mercedes-benz offered one in 2010 and it is working good over there in germany. that is what we need to bring down here, more apprenticeships, something like that. there are lots of opportunity down here, considering that even though we had immigrant in fluctuation, those things are not excuses. we need to be entrepreneurs out here. we need to give small businesses the opportunity. credit and give them small business credit. that is what i need to see. that is the last call we will take on that topic. we will change gears for the next topic and talk about iran and other countries. robert zarate joins us. later on we look at those who sit on state supreme court. weekend long, we are featuring the history and literary theme of the ohio his -- of the o
pinpointingbe african-american cities. once these emergency managers affluentn place, the -- the elected officials will no longer have a voice. "the wall street journal" adding -- one more call from vanderbilt texas. george.this is we actually do need an apprenticeship program. mercedes-benz offered one in 2010 and it is working good over there in germany. that is what we need to bring down here, more apprenticeships, something like that. there are lots of opportunity down here,...
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in this city today, what all of you have to do every section is forge principle compromise, the word compromise, back in the dale, my father's time, that was an act of statesmanship. today it's a act of betrayal. if you don't work with your party 100% of the time, you're ostracized, there's something wrong with you. you can see this on cable tv and a variety of other things. i'll finish by recounting words that lyndon johnson, a master legislator, said once. he grew up poor in the hill country in texas. and his family couldn't always take for granted that they were going to have enough to keep the roof over their head or keep food on the table. so this is the thought i'll leave you with. jobson once said any man not willing to compromise, well, that man never went to bed hungry. he said, you know, he said any man who is not willing to settle for half a loaf, well, that man never went to bed hungry. that's exactly right. the american people expect us to be problem solvers and practical solution providers, not happen right now. we're too intent on taking an all or nothing approach whic
in this city today, what all of you have to do every section is forge principle compromise, the word compromise, back in the dale, my father's time, that was an act of statesmanship. today it's a act of betrayal. if you don't work with your party 100% of the time, you're ostracized, there's something wrong with you. you can see this on cable tv and a variety of other things. i'll finish by recounting words that lyndon johnson, a master legislator, said once. he grew up poor in the hill country...
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barbara is from rapid city, south dakota, on our line for independents. you are on with colette matzzie. caller: good morning, colette. i would like to ask a couple of questions about this whistleblower law and how it affects how it works. use ago i saw a special on abc about the policing -- years ago i saw a special on abc about the policing of america, and they talked about how a burden and now they had lied and cheated and yet they are still offered government contracts, even though it has been proven that they cheated and lied and got finds. the same thing with the boeing contract for the border. they set out a contract that said they would have the northern border and the southern border covered, be done in so many years. there have been cost overrides, all of this stuff. we have 800 miles of border, we are paying billions of dollars. isn't that a fraud, canterbury investigate that? -- can't we investigate that? guest: there have been a number of cases brought against halliburton, kbr, of the case against boeing, maybe not specifically on the border
barbara is from rapid city, south dakota, on our line for independents. you are on with colette matzzie. caller: good morning, colette. i would like to ask a couple of questions about this whistleblower law and how it affects how it works. use ago i saw a special on abc about the policing -- years ago i saw a special on abc about the policing of america, and they talked about how a burden and now they had lied and cheated and yet they are still offered government contracts, even though it has...
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great monotheistic religions becomes non-not as the subject of constant struggle, but as the golden city of peace and unity embodied the aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. peace is possible because we have courageous leaders who have already taken significant political risks for peace. the time is approaching when they will have to take even more . they have shown real courage, nd primesident abbas a minister netanyahu. the president has made tough choices. he has stayed the course, despite people in his team saying you ought to get out of here, look at those settlements, they are making a full of you. leave me, that battle has been going on. i deal with it every week. time, there has been israeli soldiers shot and killed and other actsk of incitement. prime minister netanyahu has made tough choices. just this week, he reaffirmed his commitment to a palestinian state. he said israel is ready for an historic peace. because possible today the arab league has also made tough choices. for the first time, they came to washington. they met with me. they came out and announced that
great monotheistic religions becomes non-not as the subject of constant struggle, but as the golden city of peace and unity embodied the aspirations of israelis and palestinians alike. peace is possible because we have courageous leaders who have already taken significant political risks for peace. the time is approaching when they will have to take even more . they have shown real courage, nd primesident abbas a minister netanyahu. the president has made tough choices. he has stayed the...
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after earning the elite degree, he had difficulty finding a big- city law firm job. so he accepted an offer from the attorney general of missouri and served as an assistant attorney general in jefferson city from 1974 to 1977. after a brief stint in corporate law, he followed the then senator danforth to washington, d.c. in 1979, just in time for the reagan revolution. over the next dozen years, clarence thomas served in all three branches of government. as a legislative aide to senator danforth, as chairman of the equal opportunity employment commission, and as a circuit judge on the united states court of appeals for the d.c. circuit. along the way, he met and married virginia, his soulmate. [applause] in 1991, he was appointed to the supreme court by president george h.w. bush. by this time, he had emerged as an outspoken conservative, so the confirmation process exacted a personal toll. but by following the example of his grandfather, he persevered. and our nation is very fortunate that he did. on the court, justice thomas has been a steady and committed original
after earning the elite degree, he had difficulty finding a big- city law firm job. so he accepted an offer from the attorney general of missouri and served as an assistant attorney general in jefferson city from 1974 to 1977. after a brief stint in corporate law, he followed the then senator danforth to washington, d.c. in 1979, just in time for the reagan revolution. over the next dozen years, clarence thomas served in all three branches of government. as a legislative aide to senator...
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what is next for the motor city? i am an optimist because that is where i am from, but i think this is a really positive thing for detroit. for a long time, the city has been not really guided steadily. there has been a lot of corruption and things like that. i think this hard look under the bankruptcy laws is probably what they need to adjust a lot of problems. i feel for those may be losing their pensions. and 60 and is -- 58 65 years old, you cannot go out and find another job that pays you. i am hopeful this is the seeds of a strengthening turnaround in detroit. host: frank has this point action desk point -- --this point guest: a lot of people make difficult choices and that is the despair is -- disparity we see. seeing record returned. the other side of this country cannot even have some basic necessities in some cases. daniel next from waterville, maine. someone who have stopped looking altogether in this job. good morning and what is your story? caller: i am index paper employee, which was bought out with the
what is next for the motor city? i am an optimist because that is where i am from, but i think this is a really positive thing for detroit. for a long time, the city has been not really guided steadily. there has been a lot of corruption and things like that. i think this hard look under the bankruptcy laws is probably what they need to adjust a lot of problems. i feel for those may be losing their pensions. and 60 and is -- 58 65 years old, you cannot go out and find another job that pays you....
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there's a shining city out there, right? we have a rendezvous with destiny. what reagan did in his time for his party, our time to do in our for our party. our job is not to go back anywhere. argument.a wonderful big top down government doesn't work. they served us an example of how it doesn't work. works.g what does work? what republican governors are doing. to the s closer problems. governing bottom up, know, we've you got the examples. we can make a better case now. the o the point about amendment, get that's the great fight to have. with that. the base but moses didn't say, hey, i got great idea, let's go to the desert. it's really hot there, dry, a little bit. it will be good. moses said let's go to the promise land. better. we have to go through the desert. we have to balance the budget. important. it's for a purpose. we have a better way to attack problems, to organize society and to help people with health care. things, we can lead people somewhere. >> you know what? i don't disagree with that. but if you look at the success of republican governors, j
there's a shining city out there, right? we have a rendezvous with destiny. what reagan did in his time for his party, our time to do in our for our party. our job is not to go back anywhere. argument.a wonderful big top down government doesn't work. they served us an example of how it doesn't work. works.g what does work? what republican governors are doing. to the s closer problems. governing bottom up, know, we've you got the examples. we can make a better case now. the o the point about...
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whether you talk about the city union, china, north korea. union,t the soviet china, north korea. we trust that do not verify. tot: is the u.s. repaired lead by example and destroy its refinement? guest: why? we are not a sponsor of terrorism. iran is. caller: kristen, -- host: kristen, oklahoma. caller: first of all, i cannot believe that this gentleman, who was lied to when he went to iraq, is not more upset about bush and his administration of our and killing 2,300 soldiers. spending trillions of dollars and bankrupting us. also, think about the thousands of soldiers coming back maimed. this guy wants to talk about let's not give peace a chance. talk to your buddy issa and find out why the bush administration sent you over there without the proper body armor meant -- proper body armor. look at what the republicans had done to the middle east in the last 10 years. another thing, like my brother said the other day, you always say israel is our closest ally. how many israeli soldiers died in the afghanistan war? how many israeli soldiers died when we were over there -- you are ove
whether you talk about the city union, china, north korea. union,t the soviet china, north korea. we trust that do not verify. tot: is the u.s. repaired lead by example and destroy its refinement? guest: why? we are not a sponsor of terrorism. iran is. caller: kristen, -- host: kristen, oklahoma. caller: first of all, i cannot believe that this gentleman, who was lied to when he went to iraq, is not more upset about bush and his administration of our and killing 2,300 soldiers. spending...
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that would have rocked the city backup online. did actuallywe illuminates the detroit public school board, but we left the control. history of local control, and it is only when you get to the point where leverage -- every last alternative is exhausted, they would have to put in. they were successful, and i give them a lot of credit, because they were able to go into the legislators sitting now in michigan, and put in better laws that we have on the books. we worked with the law that we had mobile we treaded to lurk -- we worked with the law, but we tried to work with the local officials. this was greater than the capacity to deal with, and an emergency matter was put in place. you could say that should have been done earlier, but even who thinke are people in detroit that bankruptcy is really not necessary. isn't there another way? , when you're ago talking about the fiscal conditions, people do not believe it. it is a lot like washington today. we will calls on the program saying that there are no real problems but just raise ta
that would have rocked the city backup online. did actuallywe illuminates the detroit public school board, but we left the control. history of local control, and it is only when you get to the point where leverage -- every last alternative is exhausted, they would have to put in. they were successful, and i give them a lot of credit, because they were able to go into the legislators sitting now in michigan, and put in better laws that we have on the books. we worked with the law that we had...
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spreading from city to city and country to country seemingly overnight. today, that picture has transformed. thanks to the courage and love of so many of you in this room and around the world. awareness has soared. research has surged. prevention, treatment, and care are now saving millions of lives. in some of the poorest countries as well. for many, with testing and ask us to the right treatment, the disease that was once a death sentence now comes with a good chance of a healthy and productive life. that is an extraordinary achievement. as president, i have told you that you will have a partner in me. if the united states wanted to be the global leader of combating this disease, we needed to act like it. by doing our part and leading the world. that is what we have done, in partnership with so many of you. we have created the first hiv aids strategy. every person should get access to life extending care, regardless of age, gender, race, or ethnicity. we have continued to support the ryan white care act. we have listed the entry ban so that people with
spreading from city to city and country to country seemingly overnight. today, that picture has transformed. thanks to the courage and love of so many of you in this room and around the world. awareness has soared. research has surged. prevention, treatment, and care are now saving millions of lives. in some of the poorest countries as well. for many, with testing and ask us to the right treatment, the disease that was once a death sentence now comes with a good chance of a healthy and...
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right now, this is a city that is -- it loses life. -- it oozes life. there is a vitality now that you do not see in the rest of the world. watching the detroit decision, one has to wonder when you look at michigan, and look at the inequities in michigan, there is a great wealth and certain pieces of it, but what is happening in detroit? i do wonder why these decisions are being made this way. detroit can be a tool in that state. -- jewel in that state. i would caution against selling the kind of assets like that art collection. >> the problem of bullying continues to grab headlines. we have had so many high-profile and tragic cases. we have seen school districts -- acknowledging the reality of these cases. the expense of the programs they have to institute, what are your members' feelings on these issues of what needs to be done? if they're a federal bullying legislation? >> i am a big believer in trying to figure out policy that works as opposed to simply some kind of top-down policy is going to sit on the books and people are going to look at it as a
right now, this is a city that is -- it loses life. -- it oozes life. there is a vitality now that you do not see in the rest of the world. watching the detroit decision, one has to wonder when you look at michigan, and look at the inequities in michigan, there is a great wealth and certain pieces of it, but what is happening in detroit? i do wonder why these decisions are being made this way. detroit can be a tool in that state. -- jewel in that state. i would caution against selling the kind...
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that is dodd city. --dodge city. where is garfield, kansas? guest: it is not in my -- it is in my district. it is a small town country. this is rural hospital area. that is what we're hearing about with obamacare. if you have a fancy car that says you have access, that doesn't work in many of these areas we have to drive 30, 40, 50 miles to your local hospital. host: our next call is from garfield, kansas, republican line. rachel. caller: good morning. how are you? guest: i think i know who this is. good morning, rachel. caller: i voted for you since i first started voting. i'm a little concerned because, like you said, i live in a small community in the hospital where i will have to start going to see a physician because of obamacare. other than that, i want to say thank you for being a good christian man and standing up for your beliefs. guest: thank you, rachel. that is the concern i'm hearing across the state and across the nation, is this issue of access. it is a growing concern as providers find out what is in obamacare and are worried a
that is dodd city. --dodge city. where is garfield, kansas? guest: it is not in my -- it is in my district. it is a small town country. this is rural hospital area. that is what we're hearing about with obamacare. if you have a fancy car that says you have access, that doesn't work in many of these areas we have to drive 30, 40, 50 miles to your local hospital. host: our next call is from garfield, kansas, republican line. rachel. caller: good morning. how are you? guest: i think i know who...
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steel has a plant in granite city. alton steel has reopened. a local entrepreneur bought it and they're pouring steel in alton again. but you know those job in the packing houses are gone. the jobs in the aluminum industry, those jobs are gone. and that's why they call it the rust belt, because so many of those factories are closing and rusting away. technology has changed a lot of that, and we need to adapt to that technology and to that assistant majority leader, mr. hoyer, and myself introduced the jobs act. the job act needs to be acted upon. we introduced this jobs act and we introduced it because there are really four priority areas that are central to achieving manufacturing growth in this country again. we need -- first of all, we need to have a national manufacturing strategy. other countries have it. we need to have one. we need to have a strategy that pushes our manufacturing. secondly, we need to promote the export of u.s.-made goods. thirdly, we need to encourage businesses to bring jobs and bring invasion back to the shores of our
steel has a plant in granite city. alton steel has reopened. a local entrepreneur bought it and they're pouring steel in alton again. but you know those job in the packing houses are gone. the jobs in the aluminum industry, those jobs are gone. and that's why they call it the rust belt, because so many of those factories are closing and rusting away. technology has changed a lot of that, and we need to adapt to that technology and to that assistant majority leader, mr. hoyer, and myself...
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sammy wilson said that in syria, quote, 50,000 christians have been cleared from the city of hams, unquote, while in sudan, two million christians were killed by the regime over a 0-year period. -- 30-year period. he added, within the last month, hundreds of people from nigeria to kazakhstan, to china have been arrested and put in prison simply because of their faith. when they go into prison, they are denied due process. they are denied access to lawyers, they're simes even denied knowledge of the charges facing them. they can languish in prison for a long time and in horrible conditions. this is not only happening in muslim countries. from morocco to pakistan, christians in muslim countries are under threat, but it happens elsewhere too. . an article from religious freedom coalition from october says, wednesday evening senator john mccain was on "nbc nightly news" and was asked what he thought about congressman louie gohmert suggesting that he was supporting al qaeda-linked groups in syria. to this mccain responded that he considered representative gohmert to be a, quote person of no int
sammy wilson said that in syria, quote, 50,000 christians have been cleared from the city of hams, unquote, while in sudan, two million christians were killed by the regime over a 0-year period. -- 30-year period. he added, within the last month, hundreds of people from nigeria to kazakhstan, to china have been arrested and put in prison simply because of their faith. when they go into prison, they are denied due process. they are denied access to lawyers, they're simes even denied knowledge of...